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Persuasive Essay
The Other Side of Dark
Mysteries
Habits
100
This is the nickname that Melinda uses for the boy that raped her.
What is "It?"
100
This is another name for the what you are trying to prove.
What is an argument?
100
This is the author of The Other Side of Dark.
Who is Joan Lowery Nixon?
100
This is a feeling that puts readers on the edge of their seats.
What is suspense?
100
There are 3 types of these: clarify meaning, author's intent, and text ahead.
What is asking questions?
200
Instead of going to class, Melinda goes here to be by herself.
What is the janitor's closet?
200
This is what it is called when you acknowledge the opinion of the other side.
What is the counter argument?
200
This was Jarrod's motive for killing Stacy's mom.
What is he was robbing them and she caught him?
200
This is a character that the author puts in a novel to lead the reader away from the real criminal.
What is a red herring?
200
There are 3 types of these: text to self, text to world, and text to text.
What is activating schema/making connections?
300
This is the room where Melinda writes a message on the wall about Andy Evens.
What is the bathroom at school?
300
This is what it is called when you prove the other opinion wrong.
What is the rebuttal?
300
The car that Mrs. Cooper saw driving by her house belonged to this guy.
Who is Jeff?
300
This is the reason a suspect has for committing the crime.
What is a motive?
300
There are 2 types of these: basic ones, and predictions.
What are inferences?
400
This is Rachel/Raquel's reaction to Melinda telling her about Andy.
What is callinnng her a liar and storming out of the library?
400
This is the page in the essay where you give credit to the articles that you used to prove your argument.
What is a Works Cited page?
400
This is how Jarrod convinced Stacy to go out to his car alone.
What is he got her drunk?
400
These are the things that cops do (like line-ups and fingerprinting) in order to catch a criminal.
What are police proceedures?
400
In a creating mental images formal response, you must use at least 3 of these.
What are senses?
500
Melinda is a dynamic character because at the beginning of the book she is a victim but at the end of the book she does this.
What is fight back against Andy?
500
This is the topic question of the persuasive essay that you had to write this term.
What is should the federal government be responsible for the health and wellness of its citizens?
500
This is how Stacy trapped Jarrod and captured him for the police.
What is she forced the tree house to fall on him and took his gun?
500
These are the details that give hints to the investigator and reader.
What are clues/evidence?
500
By bringing a quotation and explaining what it adds to the book, a reader is using this habit.
What is determining importance?